GRE Word List
ROUSING
giving rise to excitement : stirring
The meaning of the word rousing is giving rise to excitement : stirring.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pseudonym | a fictitious name |
| vivisection | the cutting of or operation on a living animal usually for physiological or pathological investigation |
| heed | to pay attention |
| mock | to treat with contempt or ridicule : deride |
| shoddy | a reclaimed wool from materials that are not felted that is of better quality and longer staple than mungo |
| expunge | to strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion |
| epicure | one with sensitive and discriminating tastes especially in food or wine |
| somnolent | of a kind likely to induce sleep |
| gorge | a narrow passage through land |
| sour | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is produced chiefly by acids and is characteristic of lemon juice |